Millions of packages from East Asia arrive daily in the European Union.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify that the data refers specifically to low-value parcels under €150. Higher-value parcels would add to the total volume, so the omission does not undermine the claim.
• The claim uses 'East Asia' broadly; in practice, over 90% of these parcels originate from China. Other East Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) represent a much smaller share.
• The most recent available data at the time of the speech was from 2024. No 2025 data was publicly available that would alter the order of magnitude.

Sources

• SecondaryEuropean Parliament — Topics12 million packages arrive in the EU every day. The number of low-value shipments was 2.3 billion in 2023 and 1.4 billion in 2022. This exponential growth has been fuelled largely by Chinese-founded online retailers. In 2024, 4.6 billion low-value e-commerce shipments valued under €150 came from China.
• SecondaryFrance 24e-commerce parcels double from 2023 to 2024, to reach 12 million a day. The European Commission said it would not extend the current exemption from customs duties for parcels under 150 euros.
• SecondaryTrans.INFOIn 2024, member states received 4.6 billion parcels, 91% of which came from China — nearly 12 million parcels per day, double the previous year.
• SecondaryEuronewsSome €4.6 billion low-value items under €150 were imported to the EU in 2024, representing an average of 12 million parcels per day.